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The Lord's Team
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>
>
> Bob and the Lord stood by to observe a baseball game. The Lord's
team
> was playing Satan's team. The Lord's team was at bat, the score
was
> tied zero to zero, and it was the bottom of the 9th inning with
two
> outs.
>
> They continued to watch as a batter stepped up to the plate
whose
> name was Love. Love swung at the first pitch and hit a single,
> because Love never fails.
>
> The next batter was named Faith, who also got a single because
Faith
> works with Love.
>
> The next batter up was named Godly Wisdom. Satan wound up and
threw
> the first pitch. Godly Wisdom looked it over and let it pass:
Ball
> one. Three more pitches and Godly Wisdom walked, because Godly
Wisdom
> never swings at what Satan throws. The bases were now loaded.
>
> The Lord then turned to Bob and told him He was now going to
> bring
in
> His star player. Up to the plate stepped Grace. Bob said, "He
sure
> doesn't look like much!" Satan's whole team relaxed when they
saw
> Grace.
>
> Thinking he had won the game, Satan wound up and fired his first
> pitch. To the shock of everyone, Grace hit the ball harder than
> anyone had ever seen. But Satan was not worried; his center
fielder
> let very few get by. He went up for the ball, but it went right
> through his glove, hit him on the head and sent him crashing on
the
> ground; then it continued over the fence for a home run!
>
> The Lord's team won. The Lord then asked Bob if he knew why
Love,
> Faith, and Godly Wisdom could get on base but could not win the
game.
> Bob answered that he did not know why. The Lord explained, "If
your
> love, faith, and wisdom had won the game you would think you had
done
> it by yourself. Love, Faith and Wisdom will get you on base
but,
> only My Grace can get you Home.
>
> "For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord will give grace
and
> glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk
uprightly."
>
>
>
>
> Bob and the Lord stood by to observe a baseball game. The Lord's
team
> was playing Satan's team. The Lord's team was at bat, the score
was
> tied zero to zero, and it was the bottom of the 9th inning with
two
> outs.
>
> They continued to watch as a batter stepped up to the plate
whose
> name was Love. Love swung at the first pitch and hit a single,
> because Love never fails.
>
> The next batter was named Faith, who also got a single because
Faith
> works with Love.
>
> The next batter up was named Godly Wisdom. Satan wound up and
threw
> the first pitch. Godly Wisdom looked it over and let it pass:
Ball
> one. Three more pitches and Godly Wisdom walked, because Godly
Wisdom
> never swings at what Satan throws. The bases were now loaded.
>
> The Lord then turned to Bob and told him He was now going to
> bring
in
> His star player. Up to the plate stepped Grace. Bob said, "He
sure
> doesn't look like much!" Satan's whole team relaxed when they
saw
> Grace.
>
> Thinking he had won the game, Satan wound up and fired his first
> pitch. To the shock of everyone, Grace hit the ball harder than
> anyone had ever seen. But Satan was not worried; his center
fielder
> let very few get by. He went up for the ball, but it went right
> through his glove, hit him on the head and sent him crashing on
the
> ground; then it continued over the fence for a home run!
>
> The Lord's team won. The Lord then asked Bob if he knew why
Love,
> Faith, and Godly Wisdom could get on base but could not win the
game.
> Bob answered that he did not know why. The Lord explained, "If
your
> love, faith, and wisdom had won the game you would think you had
done
> it by yourself. Love, Faith and Wisdom will get you on base
but,
> only My Grace can get you Home.
>
> "For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord will give grace
and
> glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk
uprightly."
>